The Senate on Thursday voted to overturn a Biden administration plan that would have restricted drilling in the Arctic.
The vote was 52-45. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) joined Republicans in voting in favor.
The 2022 Biden administration plan in question made about 52 percent of land available for drilling in an area known as the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. A previous Trump administration plan would have allowed drilling in 82 percent of the petroleum reserve.
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